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Fidel Costa studies the dynamics of the processes that occur inside volcanoes' guts to understand how they may lead to volcanic eruptions. This includes the magma reservoir, magma intrusion, crystallization and convection, and volatile degassing in volcanic conduits. His main background is in the study of minerals and rocks but he is also interested in linking these to volcano monitoring time series data (seismicity, deformation, gas fluxes), and making models for better anticipating volcanic eruptions. He has worked in volcanoes in South America (Volcan San Pedro, Cordon Caulle), Europe (Etna, Pico Teide), and South East Asia (Merapi, Gede, Mayon, Rabaul).

1993-1995 Young Scientist research project: ‘The geological mapping of a Neolithic Mine’. In collaboration with A. Camprubí and M.C. Salvany, Funded by the European Community Program for Young Scientists.